Subgroup Definition
sŭbgro͝op
subgroups
noun
A subdivision of a group; subordinate group.
Webster's New World
A vertical subdivision of a group in the periodic table of chemical elements.
Webster's New World
A group whose elements form a subset of another group.
Webster's New World
verb
To divide into subgroups.
American Heritage
To divide into subgroups.
American Heritage Medicine
Other Word Forms of Subgroup
Noun
Singular:
subgroup
Plural:
subgroupsOrigin of Subgroup
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sub- +"Ž group
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